Cabinet Wilson I

Prime Minister Harold Wilson (1967)

The first Wilson government was formed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 1964 by Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the Labor Party and replaced the Douglas Home government .

Previously, Wilson's Labor Party had won the general election on October 15, 1964 and provided 317 of the 630 MPs in the House of Commons , while the previously ruling Conservative Party only had 298 MPs and 15 seats fell to smaller parties. In the early general election of March 31, 1966 , the Labor Party was able to increase its majority and had a comfortable majority in the House of Commons with 364 of the 630 MPs. The conservative Tories only had 250 seats, while 16 seats went to smaller parties. As a result, on April 6, 1966, the Prime Minister made extensive changes to his government. In the general election on June 18, 1970 , Wilson's Labor Party suffered a heavy defeat and only provided 288 of the 630 members of the House of Commons. The Conservative Party won 330 seats, after which a Conservative government under Prime Minister Edward Heath was formed on June 23, 1970 .

minister

The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Office	Surname	Political party	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
prime minister	Harold Wilson	Labor Party	October 16, 1964	June 19, 1970
First State Secretary	George Brown Michael Stewart Barbara Castle	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 August 11, 1966 April 6, 1968	August 11, 1966 March 18, 1968 June 19, 1970
Lord President of the Council	Herbert Bowden Richard Crossman Fred Peart	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 August 11, 1966 October 18, 1968	August 11, 1966 October 18, 1968 June 19, 1970
Lord Chancellor	Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner	Labor Party	October 16, 1964	June 19, 1970
Lord Seal Keeper	Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford Frank Soskice Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton Fred Peart Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 December 23, 1965 April 6, 1966 January 16, 1968 April 6, 1968 October 18, 1968	December 23, 1965 April 6, 1966 January 16, 1968 April 6, 1968 October 18, 1968 June 19, 1970
Chancellor of the Exchequer	James Callaghan Roy Jenkins	Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 November 30, 1967	November 30, 1967 June 19, 1970
Chief Secretary of the Treasury	John Diamond	Labor Party	1st November 1968	June 19, 1970
Economics Minister	George Brown Michael Stewart Peter Shore	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 August 11, 1966 August 29, 1967	August 11, 1966 August 29, 1967 October 6, 1969
Foreign minister	Patrick Gordon Walker Michael Stewart George Brown Michael Stewart	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 January 22, 1965 August 11, 1966 March 16, 1968	January 22, 1965 August 11, 1966 March 16, 1968 June 19, 1970
Interior minister	Frank Soskice Roy Jenkins James Callaghan	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 December 23, 1965 November 30, 1967	December 23, 1965 November 30, 1967 June 19, 1970
Minister for Agriculture and Food	Fred Peart Cledwyn Hughes	Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 April 6, 1968	April 6, 1968 June 19, 1970
Minister for the Colonies	Anthony Greenwood Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford Frederick Lee	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 December 23, 1965 April 6, 1966	December 23, 1965 April 6, 1966 August 1, 1966
Minister for Relations with the Commonwealth	Arthur Bottomley Herbert Bowden George Thomson	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 August 11, 1966 August 29, 1967	August 11, 1966 August 29, 1967 October 17, 1968
Defense Minister	Denis Healey	Labor Party	October 16, 1964	June 19, 1970
Minister for Education and Science	Michael Stewart Anthony Crosland Patrick Gordon Walker Edward Short	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 January 22, 1965 August 29, 1967 April 6, 1968	January 22, 1965 August 29, 1967 April 6, 1968 June 19, 1970
Minister for Housing and Local Government	Richard Crossman Anthony Greenwood	Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 August 11, 1966	August 11, 1966 June 19, 1970
Minister of Labor	Ray Gunter Barbara Castle	Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 April 6, 1968	April 6, 1968 June 19, 1970
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Douglas Houghton George Thomson	Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 October 6, 1969	April 6, 1966 June 19, 1969
Minister for Overseas Development	Barbara Castle Anthony Greenwood Arthur Bottomley	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 December 23, 1965 August 11, 1966	December 23, 1965 August 11, 1966 July 29, 1967
Paymaster General	Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton Judith Hart Harold Lever	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	May 6, 1968 November 1, 1968 October 6, 1969	November 1st, 1968 October 6th, 1969 June 19th, 1970
Minister with no portfolio	Douglas Houghton Patrick Gordon Walker George Thomson Peter Shore	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	April 6, 1966 January 7, 1967 October 17, 1968 October 6, 1969	January 7, 1967 August 21, 1967 October 6, 1969 June 19, 1970
Energy minister	Frederick Lee Richard Marsh Ray Gunter Roy Mason	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 April 6, 1966 April 6, 1968 July 1, 1968	April 6, 1966 April 6, 1968 July 1, 1968 October 6, 1969
Minister for Scotland	William Ross	Labor Party	October 16, 1964	June 19, 1970
Minister for Social Services	Richard Crossman	Labor Party	1st November 1968	June 19, 1970
Technology Minister	Frank cousins Tony Benn	Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 July 4, 1966	4th July 1966 19th June 1970
Minister of Commerce	Douglas Jay Anthony Crosland Roy Mason	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 August 29, 1967 October 6, 1969	August 29, 1967 October 6, 1969 June 19, 1970
Transport Minister	Tom Fraser Barbara Castle Richard Marsh	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 16, 1964 December 23, 1965 April 6, 1968	December 23, 1965 April 6, 1968 October 6, 1969
Minister for Wales	James Griffiths Cledwyn Hughes George Thomas	Labor Party Labor Party Labor Party	October 18, 1964 April 6, 1966 April 6, 1968	April 6, 1966 April 6, 1968 June 19, 1970

Web links

• CABINET WILSON October 16, 1964 - April 6, 1966
• CABINET WILSON 2 6.4.1966 - 19.6.1970
• United Kingdom: Ministries, political parties (rulers.org)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dissolution of the Colonial Office ( Colonial Office ) on August 1, 1966, merger with the Ministry of Commonwealth relations with the Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs on 11 August 1966
2. ↑ Amalgamation with the Colonial Office on August 1, 1966 and renamed Ministry of Commonwealth Affairs on August 11, 1966
3. ^ Dissolution of the Ministry for Commonwealth Affairs on October 17, 1968 and amalgamation with the Foreign Office to form the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Commonwealth ( Foreign and Commonwealth Office )
4. ↑ Renaming of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government to Ministry of Local Government and Regional Planning on October 6, 1969.
5. ^ The Ministry of Labor was renamed the Ministry of Employment and Productivity on April 6, 1968.